The first feature photographed entirely in three-strip Technicolor, Becky Sharp represented a technological landmark in film history, and later, a greatly heralded restoration by UCLA Film & Television Archive. Chronicling the rise and fall of social-climbing Becky (Oscar-nominated Miriam Hopkins) in 19th-century Europe, the film took full advantage of expressive color, imbuing ballrooms and bedrooms (and glorious close-ups) with new life.
35mm, color, 85 min. Production: Pioneer Pictures, Inc. Distribution: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Producer: Kenneth Macgowan. Director: Rouben Mamoulian. Based on the novel Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray. Screenwriter: Francis Edwards Faragoh. Cinematographer: Ray Rennahan. Production Design: Robert Edmond Jones. Editor: Archie F. Marshek. Composer: Roy Webb. With: Miriam Hopkins, Frances Dee, Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Alison Skipworth.
